CSI Lab Manager | Criminal Justice & Criminology (Pullman, WA)

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.Available Title(s):1165-YN_ADMINPRO - AssociateBusiness Title:CSI Lab Manager | Criminal Justice & Criminology (Pullman, WA)Employee Type:Admin. ProfessionalPosition Details:The Opportunity: The Complex Social Interactions Lab (CSI) at Washington State University is pleased to announce an opening for a Lab Manager. Driven by a mission to develop practical, freely available tools for evidence-based policing, the CSI Lab specializes in analyzing body-worn camera footage to enhance community-police interactions. In supporting this sensitive work, you will direct compliance and procedural development, ensuring adherence to university and federal guidelines by independently managing IRB ethics documentation, safety protocols, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).In this pivotal role, you will serve as the operational backbone of the lab, directly managing day-to-day laboratory workflows, project timelines, and fiscal budgets - manage project expenditures, coordinate logistics for internal and external stakeholders, and compile administrative and budgetary components for major grant proposals., while assisting with undergraduate research experiences and conducting research. Allocating 50% of the workload to direct research engagement, you will actively collaborate on the lab's initiatives, which include developing web applications for domestic violence investigations, studying officer stress, and conducting multimodal de-escalation training studies utilizing natural language processing (NLP). Responsibilities include conducting literature reviews, managing advanced data-collection pipelines, and training students in specialized video-analysis techniques. Mirroring the lab’s research framework, the ideal candidate will actively contribute to the scientific community by drafting progress reports, designing visual data structures, and co-authoring manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals and conference presentations. You will also serve as a mentor and liaison for large cohorts of 80-100 students enrolled in our 3-credit course each academic year.This position is based on the WSU Pullman campus in Pullman, Washington. This position may be eligible for a hybrid work schedule.Additional Information:This is a full time (100% FTE), temporary position. This position is overtime eligible.This twelve-month, fixed-term position with the possibility of annual renewal up to three (3) years from the hire date. The anticipated hire date is 08/16/2026. Renewal depends on satisfactory performance, the continued need for the position, and availability of funding.Monthly Salary: $4,508.70 to $6,763.06 | Commensurate with experience and qualificationsIn accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation. Required Qualifications:A Master’s degree or a professional degree in an appropriate related scientific or engineering discipline with at least three (3) years relevant work experience. A PhD in a relevant scientific or engineering field may be substituted for up to two (2) years of the required work experience. Any combination of relevant education and professional experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year‐for‐year basis.Demonstrated experience working with multimodal data (video, audio, text, or similar complex datasets).Experience with data collection, management, or analysis in any research contextExperience in academic research laboratory settingsBackground in training, mentoring, or supervising studentsMust have, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid driver’s license and meet requirements in accordance with SPPM 7.10 and departmental driving standards.Preferred Qualifications:Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) with experience working in a research laboratory settingExperience working with multimodal data, including video, audio, and textDemonstrated experience in training and mentoring research assistants, particularly undergraduate and graduate studentsExperience supervising and mentoring graduate student research projectsFamiliarity with police procedures and terminologyStrong interpersonal and communication skills for effective graduate student mentorshipPosition Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for work visa sponsorship About the Complex Social Interactions Lab: CSI LabAbout Criminal Justice and Criminology: Criminal Justice and CriminologyAbout the College of Arts and Sciences: College of Arts and SciencesLocation: Pullman, WAApplication Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.1) Resume2) Cover LetterExternal candidates, upload all documents in the “Application Document” section of your application.Current WSU Employees (internal candidates), before starting your Workday application, please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates, upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible.Reference c